Shoe Bomber Alert Preceded Airport Shooting
December 7, 2005 by Homeland Security NTARC News
Filed under Homeland Security News
Federal law enforcement sources tell ABC News they had been on the alert for a possible shoe bomber when a federal air marshal opened fire at the Miami International Airport today.
In today’s incident, an agitated passenger claimed to have a bomb in his backpack was shot and killed by a federal air marshal, officials said. No bomb was found.
